DHS 34.22(3)(f)1.b.b. Improvement in the young child’s or adolescent’s coping skills and reduction in the risk of harm to self or others. DHS 34.22(3)(f)1.c.c. Assistance given the child and family in using or obtaining ongoing mental health and other supportive services in the community. DHS 34.22(3)(f)2.2. Include any combination of telephone, mobile, walk-in, hospitalization and stabilization services determined to be appropriate in the coordinated emergency mental health services plan developed under sub. (1), which may be provided independently or in combination with services for adults. DHS 34.22(3)(f)3.3. Be provided by staff who either have had one year of experience providing mental health services to young children or adolescents or receive a minimum of 20 hours of training in providing the services within 3 months after being hired, in addition to meeting the requirements for providing the general type of mental health services identified in pars. (a) to (e). DHS 34.22(3)(f)4.4. Be provided by staff who are supervised by a staff person qualified under s. DHS 34.21 (3) (b) 1. to 8. who has had at least 2 years of experience in providing mental health services to children. A qualified staff person may provide supervision either in person or be available by phone. DHS 34.22(4)(a)(a) In addition to services required under sub. (3), a program may provide stabilization services for an individual for a temporary transition period, with weekly reviews to determine the need for continued stabilization services, in a setting such as an outpatient clinic, school, detention center, jail, crisis hostel, adult family home, community based residential facility (CBRF) or a foster home or group home or child caring institution (CCI) for children, or the individual’s own home. A program offering stabilization services shall do all of the following: DHS 34.22(4)(a)1.1. Provide those services for the purpose of achieving one or more of the following outcomes: DHS 34.22(4)(a)1.a.a. Reducing or eliminating an individual’s symptoms of mental illness so that the person does not need inpatient hospitalization. DHS 34.22(4)(a)1.b.b. Assisting in the transition to a less restrictive placement or living arrangement when the crisis has passed. DHS 34.22(4)(a)2.2. Identify the specific place or places where stabilization services are to be provided and the staff who will provide the services. DHS 34.22(4)(a)3.3. Prepare written guidelines for the delivery of the services which address the needs of the county as identified in the coordinated emergency mental health services plan developed under sub. (1) and which meet the objectives under subd. 1. DHS 34.22(4)(b)(b) If a program elects to provide stabilization services, the department shall provide or contract for on-site consultation and support as requested to assist the program in implementing those services. DHS 34.22(4)(c)(c) The county department of the local county may designate a stabilization site as a receiving facility for emergency detention under s. 51.15, Stats., provided that the site meets the applicable standards under this chapter. DHS 34.22(5)(5) Other services. Programs may offer additional services, such as information and referral or peer to peer support designed to address needs identified in the coordinated emergency mental health services plan under sub. (1), but the additional services may not be provided in lieu of the services under sub. (3). DHS 34.22(6)(6) Services provided under contract by other providers. If any service under subs. (3) to (5) is provided under contract by another provider, the program shall maintain written documentation of the specific person or organization who has agreed to provide the service and a copy of the formal agreement for assistance. DHS 34.22(7)(7) Services in combined emergency services programs. Counties may choose to operate emergency service programs which combine the delivery of emergency mental health services with other emergency services, such as those related to the abuse of alcohol or other drugs, those related to accidents, fires or natural disasters, or those for children believed to be at risk because of abuse or neglect, if the services identified in sub. (3) are available as required and are delivered by qualified staff. DHS 34.22 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, September, 1996, No. 489, eff. 10-1-96; correction in (3) (c) 4. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register October 2004 No. 586; correction in (1) (a) 6. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; CR 23-053: am. (1) (a) 8. a., (3) (b) (intro.), cr. (3) (b) 4., am. (3) (c) 3., cr. (3) (c) 5., am. (5) Register September 2023 No. 813, eff. 10-1-23. DHS 34.23(1)(1) Eligibility for services. To receive emergency mental health services, a person shall be in a mental health crisis or be in a situation which is likely to develop into a crisis if supports are not provided. DHS 34.23(2)(2) Written policies. A program shall have written policies which describe all of the following: DHS 34.23(2)(a)(a) The procedures to be followed when assessing the needs of a person who requests or is referred to the program for emergency mental health services and for planning and implementing an appropriate response based on the assessment. DHS 34.23(2)(b)(b) Adjustments to the general procedures which will be followed when a person referred for services has a sensory, cognitive, physical or communicative impairment which requires an adaptation or accommodation in conducting the assessment or delivering services or when a person’s language or form of communication is one in which staff of the program are not fluent. DHS 34.23(2)(c)(c) The type of information to be obtained from or about a person seeking services. DHS 34.23(2)(d)(d) Criteria for deciding when emergency mental health services are needed and for determining the type of service to be provided. DHS 34.23(2)(e)(e) Procedures to be followed for referral to other programs when a decision is made that a person’s condition does not constitute an actual or imminent mental health crisis. DHS 34.23(2)(f)(f) Procedures for obtaining immediate backup or a more thorough evaluation when the staff person or persons making the initial contact require additional assistance. DHS 34.23(2)(g)(g) Procedures for coordinating referrals, for providing and receiving backup and for exchanging information with other mental health service providers in the county, including the development of crisis plans for individuals who are at high risk for crisis.